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CIO most likely chief to be external hire: report

The trend suggests a desire to bring outside perspectives into the tech suite as digital transformation unfolds, the research firm said.
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Microsoft Releases Phi-2 Small Language Model

Microsoft this week has made available the latest version of its suite of small language models (SLM), Phi-2, in the Azure AI Studio model catalog.
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CSharp Payload Phoning to a CobaltStrike Server, (Fri, Dec 15th)

I found an interesting CSharp source code on VT a few days ago. Its score is only 3/59 (SHA256:5aebf1369b9b54cfc340f34fcc61a90872085a2833fd9bcf238f7c62a5c7620a)[1].
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New infosec products of the week: December 15, 2023

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Censys, Confirm, Drata, Safe Security, and SpecterOps. Nemesis: Open-source offensive data enrichment and analytic pipeline Nemesis is a centralized data processing platform that ingests, enriches, and performs analytics on offensive security assessment data (i.e., data collected during penetration tests and red team engagements).​​ Nemesis was created by Lee Chagolla-Christensen, Will Schroeder, and Max Harley from SpecterOps. Drata announces Third-Party Risk … More → The post New infosec products of the week: December 15, 2023 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Fortifying cyber defenses: A proactive approach to ransomware resilience

Ransomware has become a pervasive threat, compromising the security and functionality of vital systems across the United States. While governmental pledges and public declarations of intent to fight cybercrime are foundational, they often lack the immediate and tangible impact necessary to counter sophisticated cyber threats. Case in point – the US recently pledged, along with 39 other countries, not to pay ransoms. In theory this makes sense: don’t pay, the bad guys don’t make money … More → The post Fortifying cyber defenses: A proactive approach to ransomware resilience appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Staying ahead in 2024 with top cybersecurity predictions

What will 2024 hold for the cybersecurity landscape? In this Help Net Security video, Steve Cobb, CISO at SecurityScorecard, offers his take on what professionals can expect next year. The post Staying ahead in 2024 with top cybersecurity predictions appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Microsoft and Oracle announce that Oracle Database@Azure is now generally available

We are excited to share that Oracle Database@Azure is generally available in the Azure United States East region, with more regions coming in 2024. You can now use Oracle database services running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) hardware deployed in Azure data centers. This streamlines the migration of Oracle workloads to Azure, where you can integrate and innovate with the breadth of Microsoft Cloud services like Azure AI and our application platform and developer services. You’ll be able to purchase this Oracle-managed service from the Azure Marketplace with the same features and pricing as Oracle Database services on the Oracle Cloud. And, you can use your existing Azure and Oracle commitments and licenses to do so. The post Microsoft and Oracle announce that Oracle Database@Azure is now generally available appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
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Organizations prefer a combination of AI and human analysts to monitor their digital supply chain

The number of cyber breaches targeting organizations’ supply chains continues to rise, with an average 4.16 breaches reported to be negatively impacting operations this year — a 26% increase from the mean number of 3.29 breaches in 2022, according to BlueVoyant. “Attacks targeting external vendors and partners are a constant threat,” said Joel Molinoff, BlueVoyant’s global head of Supply Chain Defense. “Our data suggests that the scope of the problem is increasing, with more enterprise … More → The post Organizations prefer a combination of AI and human analysts to monitor their digital supply chain appeared first on Help Net Security.
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